My first stop was Shitennoji temple
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| There was a large section dedicated to Jizo |
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| Warabi-mochi, sold at the temple |
Afterwards I went to Osaka castle, which was remarkable.
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| This is just one of the guard turrets |
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| Entrance to the castle grounds |
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| More Osaka deliciousness, sold right on the castle grounds |
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| There was an active Shinto shrine on the grounds too |
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| Plenty of people in period costumes |
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| A statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
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| The castle's main building, which now houses a museum |
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| Kimmeisui Well |
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| An old cannon |
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| A diorama of the Summer War in Osaka. The blood red banners are Yukimura Sanada's troops |
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| While the black and white banners are the Matsudaira troops |
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| Osaka at sunset from the castle's observation deck |
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| Some cheese toast I had before leaving for Nagasaki |
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| And matcha flavored soft serve. |
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